Book 13: Chapter 34
“I’m surprised to find a village here,” remarked Elizabeth, eyes on the ford in front.
It was the only ford on the entire island. It was a natural harbour – except that it didn’t have any facilities inside. If there weren’t a few shabby boats by the beach, it’d be impossible to tell there was a village there. The ship moored there, and they went down on small boats.
The Valkyries and Troy’s two mothers came to shore. The Valkyries had their swords drawn. Vyvyan and Elizabeth vigilantly scanned their surroundings upon arriving on shore. Although dawn had arrived, there were still small flames in the buildings around the village. The village was silent as though everybody in the village was dead.
Vyvyan examined the houses: “There’s no mana on this island, but another power exists here. It’s up on that slope. The kids are all there. However, I’m a little tense, since there’s nobody in this village. Could they have had a conflict with the villagers here?”
Elizabeth indifferently responded, “Kill them, then. Then, we’ll take my son home. It’d be amazing if there were dozens of people here. There are no more than a dozen of them who could fight. Could they defeat my Valkyrie squad here? Moreover, we’re here. How could the villagers here be a threat to my son?”
Vyvyan nodded: “Uhm.”
Vyvyan quickly headed toward the slope. On the way there, she said, “To be honest, this island concerns me. It’s abnormal that this island has so little mana. The ocean has mana, albeit a minute amount. There is mana. Here, however, this land is comparable to a vortex. There’s not even a trace of mana. I think creature absorbed all of the mana here, including my mana in my son’s necklace.”
Elizabeth frowned: “Does that have anything to do with us? Is there any other problem with this area, other than my son being here? We just need to pick up my son and leave, don’t we? This land is neither yours nor mine. What’s there for you to worry about? There’s no need to worry about whatever it is. As long as we don’t get attacked on the way back, who cares?”
Vyvyan nodded: “You have a point.”